United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit Growth

1976 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit Growth

  • United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit increased 10.9 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 8.7 % YoY in the previous month
  • United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 2.8 %, available from Jan 1976 to Dec 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1,932.7 % in Aug 1977 and a record low of -908.7 % in Jan 1976

CEIC calculates Domestic Credit Growth from monthly Domestic Credit. The International Monetary Fund provides Domestic Credit in local currency. Domestic Credit prior to December 2002 is based on an older methodology.


Further information about United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit Growth

  • In the latest reports, United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit reached 489.2 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in United Arab Emirates increased to 750.1 USD bn YoY in Dec 2025
  • United Arab Emirates Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 277.8 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 5.3 Months of Import in Sep 2025
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.4 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of United Arab Emirates reached 24.1 % in Dec 2024, accounting for 24.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View United Arab Emirates's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1976 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit Growth

What was United Arab Emirates's Domestic Credit Growth in Dec 2025?

United Arab Emirates Domestic Credit increased 10.9 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 8.7 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
10.9 Dec 2025 8.7 Nov 2025 -908.7 Jan 1976 1,932.7 Aug 1977 % monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2026
Algeria (%) 15.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Argentina (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 17.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Bahrain (%) 10.3 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1992 - Jan 2026
Bangladesh (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 12.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Belgium (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Bolivia (%) 10.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.8 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Botswana (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 10.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 5.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
China (%) 8.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 2000 - Feb 2026
Colombia (%) 11.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2006 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 7.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Ecuador (%) 9.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Egypt (%) 20.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Estonia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - May 2025
European Union (%) 0.5 May 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - May 2025
Finland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
France (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Georgia (%) 10.7 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1996 - Jan 2026
Germany (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ghana (%) -9.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - May 2025
Greece (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 9.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 7.8 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2025
India (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 11.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) 26.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Israel (%) 12.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 10.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2025
Japan (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 14.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2008 - Jan 2026
Kuwait (%) 16.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Kyrgyzstan (%) 67.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2026
Laos (%) 12.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - May 2025
Lebanon (%) -32.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - May 2025
Luxembourg (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -26.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1985 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Malawi (%) 51.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (%) 4.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 7.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
Mexico (%) 5.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 20.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Mongolia (%) 17.6 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2026
Montenegro (%) 11.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Morocco (%) 7.2 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 4.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
New Zealand (%) 4.3 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1989 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Norway (%) 4.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (%) 11.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 6.8 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Panama (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Peru (%) 11.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 11.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2026
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 6.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 7.8 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 14.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 22.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) 4.7 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 2.2 May 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2025
Slovenia (%) -86.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2025
South Africa (%) 9.3 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 11.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Sudan (%) 71.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) -3.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2026

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United Arab Emirates Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.5 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 35,771.783 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 100,505.393 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) 673.115 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) 747.882 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) 800.236 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.695 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -27,945.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 36,405.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 20.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 13,819,749.776 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,516,003.179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 905,883.265 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 48,161.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,105,704.368 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,601,485.790 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 536.712 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,237.260 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,234.356 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 83,977.270 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: ow Saudi Arabia (AED mn) 33,654.162 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 73,953.075 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Switzerland (AED mn) 121,361.147 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Iran (Islamic Republic O... (AED mn) 846.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Singapore (AED mn) 5,648.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 10,455.326 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Foodstuff, Beverages, Spirits and Tobacco (AED mn) 29,433.805 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 16,719.074 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Plastic, Rubber and Articles (AED mn) 28,601.432 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 56,866.647 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: ytd: HS: Non-Oil: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Ar... (AED mn) 359,581.271 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow India (AED mn) 98,156.403 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow China (AED mn) 266,537.461 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian Countries: ow Japan (AED mn) 50,474.474 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: American Countries: ow United States Of America (AED mn) 49,070.280 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Imports: GS: ytd: European Countries: ow Germany (AED mn) 36,337.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (AED mn) 76,412.023 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Vegetable Products (AED mn) 26,945.522 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Chemical Products or Allied Industries (AED mn) 68,890.636 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Mineral Products (AED mn) 72,450.451 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: ytd: HS: GS: Value: Pearls, Stones, Precious Metals and its Articles (AED mn) 526,085.391 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: GS: ytd: Non-Arab Asian ow China (AED mn) 5,210.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Value (AED mn) 62,089.668 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Value (AED mn) 74,242.679 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Volume (Ton) 13,280,704.586 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Re-Exports: General System: Volume (Ton) 1,907,093.318 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Imports: General System: Value (AED mn) 151,040.375 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Exports: Non Oil: General System: Volume (Ton) 10,330,363.886 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Volume (kg mn) 7,779.36 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.931 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 101.834 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 111.444 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 141.495 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 77,168.1 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 79,972.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 14.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45,636.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 54,023.145 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 83.077 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) -265.500 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) 263.800 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) 38,519.597 2016 yearly 2005 - 2016
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 24.1 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 291,779.146 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 750,101.664 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 277,773.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1973 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 45.319 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,320.490 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 900,468.770 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 489,159.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 557,944.593 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.18 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 70.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) 174,333.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) 3,255,449.189 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) 2,754,748.361 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) 1,071,558.912 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) 11.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Banks Deposits (AED mn) 3,306,971.557 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

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